GCSE Psychology Subject Knowledge
Understanding the human mind goes beyond textbooks. Developing strong subject knowledge helps teachers feel confident and allows students to engage more deeply with ideas, making lessons richer, more relevant, and more thought-provoking.
This page is designed as a hub for articles, podcasts, documentaries, and other resources that broaden your understanding of key psychological theories, research, and real-world applications. Whether you’re a teacher seeking to expand your expertise or a student curious to explore topics further, these materials provide insight, context, and inspiration. These links and reources are suitable for Edexcel GCSE Psychology with some links relevant to AQA GCSE Psychology.
By exploring these resources, you can:
Stay up to date with current psychological research and debates
Examine behaviour from multiple perspectives
Bring real-world examples and case studies into lessons or revision
Build confidence in discussing complex psychological concepts
Each resource is carefully chosen to support learning, encourage curiosity, and make Psychology both accessible and engaging.
Articles
General Interest: Gen Z office survival guide
Development: Understanding Child Development
Psychological Problems (Depression): What is depression?
Psychological Problems (Addiction): How addiction took hold of the UK
Neuropsychology: Parts of the brain: Anatomy, functions & conditions
Social Influence: The Science behind Social Influence
Criminal Psychology: Criminal justice needs a better understanding of childhood trauma
Criminal Psychology: Women can be psychopaths too
Sleep & Dreaming: Optimise the benefits of dreams and sleep
Research Methods: Coming soon!
Books
Documentaries
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Social Influence: Coming soon!
Criminal Psychology: Coming soon!
Sleep & Dreaming: Coming soon!
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Podcasts
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Development: Coming soon!
Memory: Coming soon!
Psychological Problems (Depression): Coming soon!
Psychological Problems (Addiction): Coming soon!
Neuropsychology: Coming soon!
Social Influence: Coming soon!
Criminal Psychology: Coming soon!
Sleep & Dreaming: Coming soon!
Research Methods: Coming soon!
Ted Talks
General Interest: Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson
General Interest: Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality
Development: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain
Memory: How reliable is your memory?
Psychological Problems (Depression): The mindful way through depression
Psychological Problems (Addiction): Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
Neuropsychology: How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains
Social Influence: Conformity: are we afraid to stand out?
Criminal Psychology: Are Serial Killers Born or Made?
Sleep & Dreaming: Sleep Is Your Superpower
Research Methods: Coming soon!
YouTube
General Interest: Coming soon!
Development: Early Brain Development
Memory: Reductionism vs Holism
Psychological Problems (Depression): Coming soon!
Psychological Problems (Addiction): Coming soon!
Neuropsychology: Coming soon!
Social Influence: Coming soon!
Criminal Psychology: Coming soon!
Sleep & Dreaming: Coming soon!
Research Methods: Coming soon!
